Oscar Pistorius on Aug. 18, 2011 in Pretoria, South Africa. Born without the fibulas in his legs, which were amputated when he was 11 months old, he eventually took up rugby before turning to track and field.

The 26-year-old South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the “Blade Runner,” has had an eventful life, which has now been rocked by the charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius rejects the charge.